diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdm/template b/srcpkgs/gdm/template
index e0258f928c..ccdd9e156c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdm/template
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection)
  --with-at-spi-registryd-directory=/usr/libexec --without-tcp-wrappers
  --with-screenshot-dir=/var/lib/gdm/greeter
  --with-xauth-dir=/run/gdm --with-pid-file=/run/gdm/gdm.pid"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config itstool intltool gnome-doc-utils"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config itstool intltool gnome-doc-utils
+ $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="glib-devel iso-codes
  pam-devel nss-devel accountsservice-devel gtk+3-devel>=3.10 upower-devel
  libSM-devel libcanberra-devel dconf"